No spoilers. I won’t even be posting quotes, because I know John has a wide readership on tumblr and I’d hate to spoil it for anyone.

I may talk about this with some form of coherency at some point, but for now, having put down the book about half an hour ago, all I can do is encourage you to read it. To say that it surpasses John’s other books is an understatement — and to say that as an admirer of his should mean something. It’s a great book, and it made me feel small and immersed and hiccup-y. We need more YA (and books in general, but especially YA) to be this good.